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Odin and downloading mode

I edited my post in the odin thread in dev because I felt like I was hijacking...
So odin see's my phone when the phone is on (yellow com port) . Even during boot up. But it doesn't see it in download mode. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers more than 5 times. I also just went out and bought a new data cable (NOT made my samsung)... Again, odin see's my phone while it's booting, and while it's on normal, but it just doesn't see it when in downloading mode.
Anyone have any tips? Is it possible to do this without being in downloading mode? I've tried every one of the "trouble shooting" tips for odin not seeing the device. Tried all of the usb ports, tried doing it without the battery, it's plugged into a usb port that is directly connected to the mobo.
I'm doing all of this on an older win xp comp. I had to use the win xp machine to root the phone, and it worked fine.
Even with Heimdall I get "failed to detect compatible device"

Have you tried it with the battery out and connected to computer to go into download mode?

kennyglass123 said:
Have you tried it with the battery out and connected to computer to go into download mode?
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Sorry, I know there's a bit to read in the OP. Just wanted to get all of the info I could in there... But yes, I tried that. Several times actually :-/

Zexter said:
Sorry I know there's a bit to read in the OP, but yes, I tried that. Several times :-/
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I guess I should have interpretted that from "tried all the troubleshooting tips"
Reading through the OP (again...really) sounds like there is something wrong with your download mode. How about using the Samsung EB13 tool thingy and let it OTA? It is supposed to be more hardy than Odin.

No I haven't tried that. I didn't even know there was a tool. I just came from the heroc to the epic yesterday
What is this tool thingy you speak of ?
[edit] im running syndicate and would like to get back to square one.

Zexter said:
No I haven't tried that. I didn't even know there was a tool. I just came from the heroc to the epic yesterday
What is this tool thingy you speak of ?
[edit] im running syndicate and would like to get back to square one.
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Here is the link for the updater tool. I think it gets you to EB13 wiping your phone:
http://db.tt/LttNmT9
The other option is to flash the ReRFS EC05 ROM and stock recovery in Development. Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1027904

kennyglass123 said:
Here is the link for the updater tool. I think it gets you to EB13 wiping your phone:
http://db.tt/LttNmT9
The other option is to flash the ReRFS EC05 ROM and stock recovery in Development. Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1027904
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Thank you very much man, I loved this phone yesterday, and really don't wanna hate it (not yet anyway)

kennyglass123 said:
Here is the link for the updater tool. I think it gets you to EB13 wiping your phone: http://db.tt/LttNmT9
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Is there anything special I need to know about this? Or is it a simple plug in and run?

Zexter said:
Is there anything special I need to know about this? Or is it a simple plug in and run?
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This is an Odin like interface that needs the computer and also asks for download mode but it detects the phone in most cases when Odin can't. Give it a try and if it still can't find your phone download mode is broken. Then go to plan B.

Downloading now! Will post the results. Thanks again for the hospitality.
[edit] That program didn't work either. It just stays at the "plug into computer" step
Gonna try plan B now

Zexter said:
Downloading now! Will post the results. Thanks again for the hospitality.
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Hope it works for you. I downloaded it, never used it, kept it as a backup in case Odin failed one day, just installed it now so I can answer your question..lol.

[HOWTO]Restore to Stock/Recover from a Bad Flash

THIS IS FOR SGH-T989 (T-MOBILE) ONLY!
This will restore to T-Mobile 2.3.6 ULKL1.
This guide is for those who screwed up a flash, need to return their phone, are selling their phone, or just want that stock new phone feeling again.
Prerequisites:
1) ODIN
2) USB Drivers
If you need your data backed up first, backup personal data with Kies and Application Data with Titanium Backup.
Steps:
1) Download THIS file and extract it. (Password is 'sampro.pl') --Source HERE.
2) Power off your phone and remove the battery. Re-insert the battery after a few seconds.
3) Plug the USB cable into your computer, without plugging it into your phone.
4) Hold VOL UP + VOL DOWN while plugging in the USB cable to your phone. Stop holding with 'Warning' appears.
5) Press Volume UP and start ODIN (Run as Admin on Vista and 7, just to be safe)
6) Click PDA and locate the MD5 file extracted earlier.
7) Press 'Start' and be patient. It will take a few minutes because it is a large file.
8) Unplug your phone after it has completed and rebooted twice.
Now everything is 100% stock! Kernel, System, Bootloader, and Modem are stock.
If you're going to sell the phone, or just return it, I advise you to do the following:
1) Go to Settings > Privacy > Factory Data Reset
2) Check Format USB Storage
3) Press 'Reset Phone'
4) Press 'Erase Everything'
This will erase EVERYTHING on your phone including your SD Card (External + Internal)
If you happen to have a bootloop, perform the following:
1) Boot into recovery (Power on phone while holding VOL UP and VOL DOWN)
2) Wipe Data, Cache, and Dalvik
3) Reboot System
If this helped you save your phone, please press 'Thanks'
And if you want to, DONATE (You aren't required to, it's just HIGHLY appreciated.)

and here I was getting ready to upload stock recovery backup of my tmobile gs2

Thanks man I was waiting for someone to post one of these tutorials up. Can't wait to see it done.

Thanks looking forward to this!
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium

Waiting patiently...

Basically hold + and - and plug in the microUSB cable to get into ODIN mode
then select PDA and choose the STOCK ROM. Flash it.
THIS IS FOR 2.3.6 t-mobile KL1 baseband
for other stock ROMS 2.3.5 KID (t-mobile) and 2.3.5 KJ3 (Telus) please go to the bottom of this OP to DL them http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1324517

Guide Done!

Sticky
This should be a sticky!!

gazment said:
This should be a sticky!!
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Thanks haha

Update the OP and state that this is for T-mobile KL1 2.3.6

Bricked my phone
I tried this downloaded used pda slot and completly bricked my phone. wont turn on and when plugged in it reads a a usb Qsub_DLOAD

Shawnkanan said:
I tried this downloaded used pda slot and completly bricked my phone. wont turn on and when plugged in it reads a a usb Qsub_DLOAD
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The steps posted by the OP look reasonable to me. I did basically* the same thing several weeks ago using the same .rar file and it worked fine. Maybe you had a bad download . . . is the file size 324,600,505 bytes? (*My phone doesn't require pulling the battery, and I always plug the USB cable into the phone last to get into download mode.)
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App

Shawnkanan said:
I tried this downloaded used pda slot and completly bricked my phone. wont turn on and when plugged in it reads a a usb Qsub_DLOAD
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Are you a t989 user? I don't see any reason for it to brick your phone if you have a successfully downloaded file and that it flashed successfully
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium

Enough power to flash? I've never heard of Odin system requirements.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App

Odin keeps crashing while flashing the cache (cache.img.ext4). I am using Odin3 v1.70
I have the auto reboot and F. reset time checked. Any ideas?

Bricked my phone
Again I have flashed phones with ODIN ever since the Vibrant and never had an issue I downloaded the full file had plenty of power and followed the instructions and it failed multiple times then when I pulled the battery to see if it would boot it was done from then on out no Download mode, no recovery the phone does nothing! I plug it in and it shows in Device manager QHSUB_DLOAD and from what I hear its toast. So I wish everyone luck who tries this.

wj04 said:
Odin keeps crashing while flashing the cache (cache.img.ext4). I am using Odin3 v1.70
I have the auto reboot and F. reset time checked. Any ideas?
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update: I decided to just flash a stock kernel found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1454321
and that solved the problem.

Shawnkanan said:
Again I have flashed phones with ODIN ever since the Vibrant and never had an issue I downloaded the full file had plenty of power and followed the instructions and it failed multiple times then when I pulled the battery to see if it would boot it was done from then on out no Download mode, no recovery the phone does nothing! I plug it in and it shows in Device manager QHSUB_DLOAD and from what I hear its toast. So I wish everyone luck who tries this.
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that really sucks, you have the t989 right? are you sure the file downloaded completely? I was going to ask you to check the md5 for the file.. but there isn't one listed. The OP needs to be updated.

I'll add my vote of caution to restoring stock with ODIN and the SGH-T989, as I bricked mine as well. Luckily we're all still under warranty and they just replaced the main board and sent it back.
I think in my case it failed because with the Vibrant (I've flashed my Vibrant lots and lots) you always used a .pit file, and I didn't see a .pit file with the T989 stock reload I used (not this OP's file). So I hunted one down, and apparently I shouldn't have. Or maybe it just wasn't meant to be.
In any case be very careful!

Are you sure you followed this guide correctly? I did this EXACT same procedure a few days ago and it worked perfectly. Same file and everything. And the power notice is so your computer doesn't goto sleep or shut down while flashing.

[SOLVED]Nexus brick. OMAP Flash Tutorial in post 10

Hello guys, my nexus died
I had some problems with a rom so i decided to restore a previous backup(bigxies JB rom) which was working when i backed it up ofc.
Did the backup and hit reboot in cwm, nothing.
wont turn on wont get into fastboot no download mode nothing. when i plug in a charger no charge animation, nothing.
i tried flashing a stock rom with the nexus toolkit but it keeps saying waiting for adb. nothing happens.
windows doesnt recognize it either when i plug it in my pc..
any ideas? it seems that i am screwed

you have to install the correct drivers first, if you can get into fastboot then you can return to back stock
http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/MOBILES/Samsung/SAMSUNG-USB-Driver-for-Mobile-Phones-1550.shtml

it seems you need to read this.

DynamicRam said:
you have to install the correct drivers first, if you can get into fastboot then you can return to back stock
http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/MOBILES/Samsung/SAMSUNG-USB-Driver-for-Mobile-Phones-1550.shtml
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well thats the problem, i cant get into fastboot with vol+vol-+power..

Afwasmassi said:
well thats the problem, i cant get into fastboot with vol+vol-+power..
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can you get into odin mode with vol-+power, if not then search this forum for "omap flash"

DynamicRam said:
can you get into odin mode with vol-+power, if not then search this forum for "omap flash"
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i cant get in to odin mode either, the phone basically behaves like it doesnt have a battery, no sign of life whatsoever.
Ill search omap flash, thx

when i connect my phone to the pc it shows up as omap4440 in device manager, then it disconnects and reconnects every 2 seconds..

I tried a omapflash program i found but it keeps saying waiting for phone to connect

quick update, managed to install the omap4440 drivers and reflashed my OMAP 4440, now i can get into download mode

good news guys, my phone works again, i am very happy.
thx for the omap flash tip!!
For people that might encounter the same.
download https://rapidshare.com/files/1168981...Flash_tuna.zip and unpack the zip on desktop or w/e.
now when your omap4440 is recognized by device manager quickly double click and install drivers(you have about 2 seconds) select search drivers on pc and select desktop(drivers are in the above download.
When thr drivers are installed run the *.bat file in the download
after that u can get into download mode and odin flash a stock rom.

Afwasmassi said:
good news guys, my phone works again, i am very happy.
thx for the omap flash tip!!
For people that might encounter the same.
download https://rapidshare.com/files/1168981...Flash_tuna.zip and unpack the zip on desktop or w/e.
now when your omap4440 is recognized by device manager quickly double click and install drivers(you have about 2 seconds)
then run the *.bat file in the download
after that u can get into download mode and odin flash a stock rom.
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so it's confirmed, it works at least for download mode. THANKS!!!
Can you please confirm that fastboot/bootloader is still available?

Yes i can confirm that. Everything is working as it should!
Actually in my case i didnt even have to odin flash anything. After omap reflash everything was working. Download/fastboot even my old rom booted fine.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

maybe sbl or fat32 boot partition (x-loader, uboot, kernel) was missing.
one more thing: how long did omapflash took to complete?
sent from my i9250

I am glad you fixed it

About 9 seconds mate after that it said touch any key to continue but all it did was repeat the process so after 3 times i was like ****it. And yeah i dont think major files were corrupt in my case. Just some inportant ones.
Im also glad i fixed it and i hope this will be usefull for sb else.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Glad you fixed this mate, and useful information for others.

Yeah lets hope it is usable for sb else
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Afwasmassi said:
Yeah lets hope it is usable for sb else
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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i am quite sure sb will need it. i've been collecting information on dead boot state on our device, and will probably try to make it into a small guide.
sent from my i9250

bk201doesntexist said:
i am quite sure sb will need it. i've been collecting information on dead boot state on our device, and will probably try to make it into a small guide.
sent from my i9250
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Right for the time being this could prove to be the solution to other peoples troubles

Hi OP,
Any chance you could help us on this problem?
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Need help turning on galaxy epic 4g!

Hello. I bought a Samsung Galaxy s 4g sprint from someone. It turns on and goes straight into recovery mode, but it recovery mode you cant move any of the options.. it just stays there... is there any way to make it work? Please Help!

See if you can get into download mode. (Three finger boot) If you can, then you can use Odin to reflash recovery and flash a ROM. Since you are having issues, it wouldn't hurt to just Odin stock FC09 and you know you're starting fresh. (Check repartition)
If you decide to Odin FC09, you will then have to Odin CWM or TWRP with reboot unchecked, pull the battery and boot into recovery. Once in recovery again you can flash any Epic 4G ROM that is compatible with the Epic modem. You have to go through those steps because the stock kernel will reinstall the stock recovery upon the reboot.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
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Also, if you want a video tutorial on the whole process, then search for Qbking77's channel on YouTube. There you will find the FC09 root video for our device.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

okay i will try doing this...i put the custom roms that i download on an sd card right? and as of now when i turn it on it says the samsung logo then goes straight to recovery mode and when its in recovery mode i try to move the volume up and down for the options but it doesnt move.. im pretty new to this stuff.... thanks for the reply
nikon120 said:
See if you can get into download mode. (Three finger boot) If you can, then you can use Odin to reflash recovery and flash a ROM. Since you are having issues, it wouldn't hurt to just Odin stock FC09 and you know you're starting fresh. (Check repartition)
If you decide to Odin FC09, you will then have to Odin CWM or TWRP with reboot unchecked, pull the battery and boot into recovery. Once in recovery again you can flash any Epic 4G ROM that is compatible with the Epic modem. You have to go through those steps because the stock kernel will reinstall the stock recovery upon the reboot.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
---------- Post added at 01:22 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:20 AM ----------
Also, if you want a video tutorial on the whole process, then search for Qbking77's channel on YouTube. There you will find the FC09 root video for our device.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
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moneystack23 said:
okay i will try doing this...i put the custom roms that i download on an sd card right? and as of now when i turn it on it says the samsung logo then goes straight to recovery mode and when its in recovery mode i try to move the volume up and down for the options but it doesnt move.. im pretty new to this stuff.... thanks for the reply
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Yep Roms go on sdcard. It sounds like you have a bad flash of something. So you can try the recovery flash in Odin and see if that helps. The better solution, albeit with more steps involved to get back on custom, would be to use Odin and flash stock FC09 with repartition check just in case.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

Okay so i download a rom on my sd card... then try to see if the rom pops up on the recovery mode and see if i can use the volume keys to move it to the rom i downloaded.. and when you say the better solution albiet.. what is that? and what do u mean to go back on custom with repartition? i want to be careful when i am doing this and idk what your talkin about... i apoligize but i am very new to this kind of stuff.... can u please explain what to do? thank you so much!
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nikon120 said:
Yep Roms go on sdcard. It sounds like you have a bad flash of something. So you can try the recovery flash in Odin and see if that helps. The better solution, albeit with more steps involved to get back on custom, would be to use h stock FC09 with repartition check just in case.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
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moneystack23 said:
Okay so i download a rom on my sd card... then try to see if the rom pops up on the recovery mode and see if i can use the volume keys to move it to the rom i downloaded.. and when you say the better solution albiet.. what is that? and what do u mean to go back on custom with repartition? i want to be careful when i am doing this and idk what your talkin about... i apoligize but i am very new to this kind of stuff.... can u please explain what to do? thank you so much!
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He means to follow the steps in this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
That will get you back to 100% stock just like new out of the box. Then if you want to root you can follow this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2006687
That will get you rooted and have the opportunity to flash whatever rom you want that is for the Epic 4G with slider.
Also be sure you have a GOOD cable not the charging cable that came with the phone. Most people have good luck with BlackBerry cables.

alright ill try doing what it says in the first link because i just want to make the phone work... do u think the first link will work if my phone just turns on and goes straight to recovery mode? im asking because idk whats wrong with it/ what the problem is.... after i get it to stock mode then i will flash and root it... thanks alot
vwags said:
He means to follow the steps in this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
That will get you back to 100% stock just like new out of the box. Then if you want to root you can follow this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2006687
That will get you rooted and have the opportunity to flash whatever rom you want that is for the Epic 4G with slider.
Also be sure you have a GOOD cable not the charging cable that came with the phone. Most people have good luck with BlackBerry cables.
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moneystack23 said:
alright ill try doing what it says in the first link because i just want to make the phone work... do u think the first link will work if my phone just turns on and goes straight to recovery mode? im asking because idk whats wrong with it/ what the problem is.... after i get it to stock mode then i will flash and root it... thanks alot
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Yea the first link will work if your phone just turns on and goes straight to recovery mode because you will be going into to download mode by holding 1 on the keyboard and the power button until you see a yellow android guy pop up that's pushing something. Recovery mode and download mode are different.

Yea, sorry I didn't provide links. I was on my N7 when replying. Like I suggested eariler, check out the video tutorials on using odin to get to stock and rooting our phone. vwags already provide the link for both Odin and FC09 tar.

The problem i am having is that when i connect the usb in w/o battery is that it shows the charging logo and then 5 secs later it just turns off? any suggestions? thank you very much
nikon120 said:
Yea, sorry I didn't provide links. I was on my N7 when replying. Like I suggested eariler, check out the video tutorials on using odin to get to stock and rooting our phone. vwags already provide the link for both Odin and FC09 tar.
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moneystack23 said:
The problem i am having is that when i connect the usb in w/o battery is that it shows the charging logo and then 5 secs later it just turns off? any suggestions? thank you very much
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Have the battery in the phone when you connect the usb to your pc.

alright i will try this, but even when i try charging it with the battery in .. it just shows a charging symbol (for like 1 sec) and goes straight to recovery mode... when at recovery mode it just shows options and then it says to move volume rocker and press okay on options... the thing is that when i move the volume rocker the options stays the same... this also happens when i use the usb w/o battery... i will try with battery but i doubt anything will change... also i dont have a sd card in it when i do all of this ... if that even matters... thanks alot for the replies
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Have the battery in the phone when you connect the usb to your pc.
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Ok.
1. Turn off device.
2. Leave battery in.
3. Press and hold the #1 key and then Power button until you get into download mode. (Android w/ shovel inside yellow triangle.)
4. Start Odin on your PC.
5. Connect phone to computer via micro USB cable. You will see in Odin, a yellow box with "COM" and some #. That means your phone is recognized. If not, you need to reinstall drivers.
6. Place FC09 tar file in the PDA slot.
7. Check repartition & auto reboot.
8. Click start.
9. Process takes about 2-6mins. The first boot takes about 5mins.
10. Profit, b/c you're on 100% stock like out the box.
From there, I'd suggest updating your profile and PRL in settings > about phone. Then you can follow the video on rooting & flashing.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk 2

when i do step 3 it just goes straight into manual mode.. and whenever u turn it on it always goes to manual mode... the only way to turn off device when its on manual mode is to take the battery out
nikon120 said:
Ok.
1. Turn off device.
2. Leave battery in.
3. Press and hold Camera, Vol dwn and then Power buttons until you get into download mode. (Android w/ shovel inside yellow triangle.)
4. Start Odin on your PC.
5. Connect phone to computer via micro USB cable. You will see in Odin, a yellow box with "COM" and some #. That means your phone is recognized. If not, you need to reinstall drivers.
6. Place FC09 tar file in the PDA slot.
7. Check repartition & auto reboot.
8. Click start.
9. Process takes about 2-6mins. The first boot takes about 5mins.
10. Profit, b/c you're on 100% stock like out the box.
From there, I'd suggest updating your profile and PRL in settings > about phone. Then you can follow the video on rooting & flashing.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk 2
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moneystack23 said:
when i do step 3 it just goes straight into manual mode.. and whenever u turn it on it always goes to manual mode... the only way to turn off device when its on manual mode is to take the battery out
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DynamicN pointed out my error in the original step 3. I modified that post to reflect the proper way to get into download mode. Sorry about the brain fart!
moneystack23 said:
Hello. I bought a Samsung Galaxy s 4g sprint from someone. It turns on and goes straight into recovery mode, but it recovery mode you cant move any of the options.. it just stays there... is there any way to make it work? Please Help!
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I should have asked this in my first reply.
Since we're still at the "get into download mode phase"... I need to make sure that you are on the SPH-D700 Epic 4G, and not the SPH-D710 Epic 4G Touch. The Touch doesn't have the physical slider keyboard.

Moneystack23 - What happens when you have the battery in and press and hold the number 1 on the top left of the keyboard and then at the same time press and hold the power button for atleast 5 seconds?
Edit: I'm asking because I think your pressing and holding vol down, camera and power button which is not how you get into download mode on the samsung Epic 4g.

DynamicN said:
Moneystack23 - What happens when you have the battery in and press and hold the number 1 on the top left of the keyboard and then at the same time press and hold the power button for atleast 5 seconds?
Edit: I'm asking because I think your pressing and holding vol down, camera and power button which is not how you get into download mode on the samsung Epic 4g.
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Sh!t you're right Dynamic. Total brain fart there. Sorry moneystack23.
I had a feeling I messed up one of the steps. I'll go modify that step for those Google searchers that will end up here.

nikon120 said:
Sh!t you're right Dynamic. Total brain fart there. Sorry moneystack23.
I had a feeling I messed up one of the steps. I'll go modify that step for those Google searchers that will end up here.
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Happens to everyone at one time or another
Now to see if Moneystack can bring that Epic back to life:fingers-crossed:

DynamicN said:
Happens to everyone at one time or another
Now to see if Moneystack can bring that Epic back to life:fingers-crossed:
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Yea, I've been on AOKP M6 for so long now that the simple things slip my mind.

i have the d700 with the slide out keyboard ... ive also tried pressing the number 1 and power button as well... when i turn it on or plug to usb or charge it the same thing happens: it shows the samsung logo and goes straight to manual mode and in manual mode i press the volume rocker and the options dont move ... it basically stays at the screen... you cannot turn it off when your at the manual mode screen so i take off the battery... please help and thanks for the replies
nikon120 said:
Yea, I've been on AOKP M6 for so long now that the simple things slip my mind.
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[Q] How to flash original ROM on Samsung Galaxy S3? Its stuck at the main logo!

Hi,
I have been a regular visitor of this website and have gained quite a good amount of knowledge through this forum.
I have been with android for the past 2 years and I have loved the android experience.
2 days ago, I read that there was a feature in android whereas the free apps access the internet frequently and use up precious battery power also the paid apps access the google play store in order to verify licenses. Both these kind of apps wakes up itself regularly and this eats up huge amount of battery.
To counter this I was searching for solutions through this website and found that there was an app which could be downloaded and which can handle such kind of scenario. Lucky Patcher. I didn't read the whole thread but I just went ahead and downloaded that app and my phone stopped working minutes after its installation. Upon reading the whole thread I found out that the android phone needs to be rooted in order for that app to work. BIG MISTAKE!
Now my phone is dead. I can start it but it gets stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S3 logo and never goes ahead.
I took the help of this forum to flash a stock ROM of S3 onto my fone using Odin 3.07 and a stock rom downloaded from samsung dash updates dot com.
This is the name of the folder that was downloaded from the website
"Samsung-Updates.com-SGH-T999V_GLW_1_20120818102113_dgbyab64vd"
I tried flashing it using Odin following the procedure but there was nothing happening on the software or on the phone. I kept the phone attached while Odin was "Initialising" for around 4-5 hours. I slept along that time, and when I woke up, it was still there. I was supposed to get "PASS!" on Odin but I didn't get that. I downloaded the previous versions of the stock ROM and tried that but all in vain.
Phone model: SGH-T999V (Wind Mobile, Canada)
Now I can't find a solution to this problem and this is my last resort. By the weekend I will go to one of those mobile stores which I haven't seen in ages, but will have to go there as I am unable to revive back my fone. And I utterly miss using it.
If there is anything any of you guys can help me with, I will be more than happy to reply to any further information you need.
Thank you all for reading, and thanks a million for even thinking of helping me.
God Bless you all.
-shanxthechashmish
I can't get in recovery mode (Home+volumeUP+Power). it vibrates once but the screen remains blank.
I can get into downloading mode (Home+volumeDown+Power). which gives me two options, one to continue and the other to cancel.
(May be this helps to determine whether my phone has been bricked or not!)
Using ODIN, the following information is given and is stuck at this only...
"<OSM> KIES_HOME_T999VVLDLL1_T999VYVLDLL1_CL616748_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation.."

Usually, if you're stuck.during boot you just need to factory reset. Are you sure you're trying the right way to boot recovery? Hold volume up, home and power, when it vibrates, release power but continue holding volume up and home. Some blue text should flash at the top of the screen (you can let go of all buttons now) and it should boot recovery.
No idea why Odin isn't working. Do you have kies installed? If so, get rid of it, reboot and try again.
You could try flashing CWM or TWRP (see my Sig). Then boot recovery and factory reset or flash a Rom.
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Sounds like the drivers are missing. Or you need to run ODIN as administrator

I'm with @KAsp3rd, the computer is not seeing the phone, reinstall the USB drivers try again.
Here is a guide I made:
1. Download and install USB Drivers from here: Thanks to @DocHoliday77 for hosting
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=1368
2. Download and extract ODIN 3.07 from here: Thanks to @DocHoliday77 for hosting
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=1369
3. Download Stock ROM image (.tar file) from here: Thanks to @DocHoliday77 for hosting
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
4. Save all open files and reboot computer
5. Boot phone into Download mode (also called ODIN mode) by shutting down the phone and holding Volume Down & Home then pressing Power until it vibrates, still holding Volume Down & Home buttons, until the "Yellow Triangle" screen shows up.
6. Plug phone into computer and open ODIN 3.07 and make sure that only "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" are checked.
7. Click on the "PDA" button (right side about half-way down), browse for ROM .tar file, click "Open" button.
8. Click "Start" button and watch to "Reset" or "Fail" to show in the 1st square (upper left side),
9. Phone will reboot
10. Leave phone alone for 10mins+ to let all of the first time boot stuff complete.
Good luck with it.

DocHoliday77 said:
Usually, if you're stuck.during boot you just need to factory reset. Are you sure you're trying the right way to boot recovery? Hold volume up, home and power, when it vibrates, release power but continue holding volume up and home. Some blue text should flash at the top of the screen (you can let go of all buttons now) and it should boot recovery.
No idea why Odin isn't working. Do you have kies installed? If so, get rid of it, reboot and try again.
You could try flashing CWM or TWRP (see my Sig). Then boot recovery and factory reset or flash a Rom.
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yes, I was doing the right way with the boot recovery. There was a blue text when the SAMSUNG logo flashed, but nothing after that. I let go off the power button while holding the power up and home buttons, but nothing went ahead.
I dont have kies installed. My laptop has a fresh win 7 ultimate installation. I got the usb drivers for samung already installed, it detects the phone everytime on one of the COM ports.
I'll go through the flashing CWM and TWRP. you meant your signature, right?
sorry for being such a newbie..

KAsp3rd said:
Sounds like the drivers are missing. Or you need to run ODIN as administrator
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TI reinstalled the drivers using the Samsung flashing kit that was available here on xda developers.
I am not sure if ODIN is run as admin. I guess I need to try that one tonight. In class right now, too anxious to study..
wil post up the results as soon as i reach back home..

shanxthechashmich said:
yes, I was doing the right way with the boot recovery. There was a blue text when the SAMSUNG logo flashed, but nothing after that. I let go off the power button while holding the power up and home buttons, but nothing went ahead.
I dont have kies installed. My laptop has a fresh win 7 ultimate installation. I got the usb drivers for samung already installed, it detects the phone everytime on one of the COM ports.
I'll go through the flashing CWM and TWRP. you meant your signature, right?
sorry for being such a newbie..
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Yes, in my signature. But the others may still be correct. When you connect and open Odin does it show the port number in the top left area? If not then it's probably a driver issue, even if they're installed. Happens a lot believe it or not. Also try other usb ports on the computer.
If you can flash recovery in Odin though, this is all irrelevant of course! Either way let us know what happens.
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DJ_SpaRky said:
I'm with @KAsp3rd, the computer is not seeing the phone, reinstall the USB drivers try again.
Here is a guide I made:
1. Download and install USB Drivers from here: Thanks to @DocHoliday77 for hosting
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=1368
2. Download and extract ODIN 3.07 from here: Thanks to @DocHoliday77 for hosting
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=1369
3. Download Stock ROM image (.tar file) from here: Thanks to @DocHoliday77 for hosting
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
4. Save all open files and reboot computer
5. Boot phone into Download mode (also called ODIN mode) by shutting down the phone and holding Volume Down & Home then pressing Power until it vibrates, still holding Volume Down & Home buttons, until the "Yellow Triangle" screen shows up.
6. Plug phone into computer and open ODIN 3.07 and make sure that only "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" are checked.
7. Click on the "PDA" button (right side about half-way down), browse for ROM .tar file, click "Open" button.
8. Click "Start" button and watch to "Reset" or "Fail" to show in the 1st square (upper left side),
9. Phone will reboot
10. Leave phone alone for 10mins+ to let all of the first time boot stuff complete.
Good luck with it.
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Thnaks for this detailed list.
but i know this drill, the only problem being that the phone is not going anywhere after the step where the ODIN has already flashed the file on the phone.
It gets stuck while "Initializing.." I have posted that as an update on my Post.
As KAsp3rd said that I must try running it as an administrator, I might do it tonight and will let you all know what it gave me..
Thanks for all the help..

I think we posted at the same time so did you see my post? Do you remember if Odin had the port number at the top left? In the Odin output it said ID:0, so it may not be seeing the phone.
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@DocHoliday77
Yes, it shows the COM port on the top left corner of the ODIN.
I have also uninstalled and reinstalled the driveres several times, but with no effect.. I am thinking the run as administrator is the one thing I havent thought of or tried or seen anywhere on the forum.
I will post the result of that as well by tonight.
And thanks for hosting so many files online. I downloaded the one that was needed for the Stock Firmware.

Ok, and in case you don't know, uninstalling the driver software isn't enough on its own. Go into device manager, right click and either update drivers, or uninstall, then install the new driver package.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Ok, and in case you don't know, uninstalling the driver software isn't enough on its own. Go into device manager, right click and either update drivers, or uninstall, then reboot computer, then install the new driver package.
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Windows, always reboot after uninstalling any drivers.

@DocHoliday77
I tried that thing again. Reinstalled the drivers after uninstalling and rebooting. there is still no response.
I gave it to one of my friends, he tried putting in the recovery file and now the screen says "Installation of the software has been interrupted, please restart to begin"
I'll post the screenshot in the morning now.
Also, @KAsp3rd : I tried running Odin as administrator, but the same thing happened. It used to get stuck at "Initialization"
Any more advices ?

shanxthechashmich said:
@DocHoliday77
I tried that thing again. Reinstalled the drivers after uninstalling and rebooting. there is still no response.
I gave it to one of my friends, he tried putting in the recovery file and now the screen says "Installation of the software has been interrupted, please restart to begin"
I'll post the screenshot in the morning now.
Also, @KAsp3rd : I tried running Odin as administrator, but the same thing happened. It used to get stuck at "Initialization"
Any more advices ?
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Is it the phone that says installation interrupted? When he tried flashing the recovery did he use odin? Did it seem to flash properly?
Something else I don't thonk hss been mentioned is to try a different usb cable. Preferably one thst came with the phone, or another device. (Some cables sold for recharging are not capable of data transfer on these devices).
Also, try all ports on the computer, and unplug all unnecessary peripherals.
If something happened and you got a bad flash, it could be bricked. Can't remember if you tried KAsp3rd's unbrick method already.
Another thing you can try to get recovery installed is to adb shell into the device and using the dd command, dump recovery to the phone. Youll have to have the android sdk installed to do this though.
Its hard to say what's really needed at this point though. Usually if you can get download mode, you can Odin the stock firmware. Most Odin problems are due to driver and cable issues. (Is Windows fully updated?)
Even though you can get download mode, the debrick method may still help, but I'm just not sure. Maybe I'm missing something.....
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DocHoliday77 said:
Is it the phone that says installation interrupted? When he tried flashing the recovery did he use odin? Did it seem to flash properly?
Something else I don't thonk hss been mentioned is to try a different usb cable. Preferably one thst came with the phone, or another device. (Some cables sold for recharging are not capable of data transfer on these devices).
Also, try all ports on the computer, and unplug all unnecessary peripherals.
If something happened and you got a bad flash, it could be bricked. Can't remember if you tried KAsp3rd's unbrick method already.
Another thing you can try to get recovery installed is to adb shell into the device and using the dd command, dump recovery to the phone. Youll have to have the android sdk installed to do this though.
Its hard to say what's really needed at this point though. Usually if you can get download mode, you can Odin the stock firmware. Most Odin problems are due to driver and cable issues. (Is Windows fully updated?)
Even though you can get download mode, the debrick method may still help, but I'm just not sure. Maybe I'm missing something.....
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I have the original cable with me, the one that came with the s3.
he tried using ODIN, but thats as far as I know. He said something about using Kies to flash the rom as well. not sure what.
No, I didn't try KAsp3rd's unbrick method. Could you please guide me where could I find that?
Also, everything you said after this unbrick method simply doesn't make any sense to me. May be some guided instructions would be helpful.
And yes, the windows is fully updated, no issue on that.
Where can I find the unbrick method?

If you want to just search for android sdk. It'll find Google's page for it and instructions. Should also find some good guides on installing and using. All I'd 've doing is searching for then repeating it back to you, so it'll be easier for both of us if you just go to the source. I think it's developer.Google com or something similar.
And she'll basically connects to your phone and allows you to run commands as if you were using the terminal emulator.
The debrick thread is stickies in development.
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what is the official stock firmware can i download directly? and what are name of the firmware and how long the procedure to flash that?

Firmware thread stickies in development section. Link is also in my Sig. Everything you need to know and download to get started is in that thread.
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